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Guest AuthorApril 21, 2015

Florida’s schools are supposed to prepare our students for success in life. Whether pursuing higher education or entering the workforce, we expect that students are ready for the real world based on what they learn in the classroom. But there is one area where we are perpetually failing the next generation: financial literacy and managing […]

Peter SchorschApril 18, 2015

Ever get that nagging feeling you forgot something important, without remembering exactly what that is? A sure bet might be that Susan Glickman felt that way, and just needed a little reminder. SaintPetersBlog called out Glickman, who has been director of the Southern Alliance Clean Energy Fund since 2013, on Friday for her “hypocritical” transparency problem. Previously, she appeared before the […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2015

Susan Glickman has been a fixture around the Florida Capitol for a long time. And when you have been around that long, you make friends – and a few enemies. So it’s probably a good idea to dot your i’s and cross your t’s, especially when the law requires it. If records are correct – […]

James CallMarch 22, 2015

This week in Florida Politics we shall seek clarity. By week’s end we will know about the House and Senate’s competing budget proposals, how Sen. Rob Bradley intends to solve the Charlotte’s Web mystery, and whether service in the Confederate Army is Hall of Fame material. The highlight of a busy week comes Wednesday when both the Senate Appropriations and […]

Ryan RayFebruary 5, 2015

As Lake Worth Sen. Jeff Clemens taught us once again last week by announcing his bid for Senate Democratic leader in 2018, there’s no such thing as ‘too soon’ in the term-limited game theory of the Florida Legislature. In that spirit, Republican state Sen. Tom Lee has filed to run for his Hillsborough County-based District 24 seat […]

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An Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Khazakhstan Wednesday. Image via The Associated Press.

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